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- If a battery can release 514 J of energy and 485 J are used for work, how much energy is released as heat?
Answer by rex
Just the rest...... 514 – 485 = 29 J
- I am using aluminum j channel for a decorative trim around several bathroom mirrors. I tried using a miter saw with a metal abrasive blade, but the aluminum melts, and the edges are awful. My plan is to miter the top corners and butt the lower ones. Any suggestions about how to cut these things?
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They'll cut cleaner if you cut it by hand with a hack saw. Cleanup the edges with some sand paper. Or, if the J channel is thin, use a 60 tooth carbide trim blade in your miter saw. I've done both.
- 24 J of heat are added to a gas in a contaier, and then the gas dose 6 J of work on the walls of the container. Determin the change in internal energy for the gas?
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This is really simple. delta U= Q-W = 24-6= 18 J In this case work is positive because the gas does work.
If a battery can release 514 J of energy and 485 J are used for work, how much energy is released as heat?
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I hear there are a number of places to watch movies online. Of course I won't be going to any websites that allow you to watch movies illegally. Many of the sites that I've seen have a subscription service, similar to what cable and satellite companies offer. You pay a monthly fee to have access to all of the movies in their catalogue. For the price of one movie, I can have access to thousands of movies online. That's a much better deal than what I've been paying before. I could also watch the movies at my leisure. If I want to watch a movie one day and then I have to leave my home for whatever reason, I can pause the movie and watch it again anytime I want. If I wanted to, I could even watch it from my phone.
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Much of the recent talk about an economic recovery concerns what shape it will take — literally. Will the plunge and rebound conform to the "V" shape that described the 1973–74 recession, be akin to the "U"-shaped recovery seen after the 1981–82 recession, or sputter into the dreaded "W" — twin recessions (the much-discussed "double dip") that keep the economy on the ropes for years?
We asked eight leading economists to get graphical with us and describe what shape they believe will ultimately win out. We present them here in descending order of optimism, if for no other reason than because to do the reverse would guarantee that you don't finish reading the article. And we give the last word to one economist who offers a refreshing dose of humility regarding his profession's ability to predict what lies ahead.
Employment Improves by Midyear
We're in a recovery that started in the third quarter of 2009, with real output growing. I anticipate we will see additional job growth by the end of this quarter, with unemployment falling by the third or fourth quarter in a meaningful way, given that we are producing more goods and services. Still, it will take time for people to believe this.
Consequently, I don't see a "V"-shaped recovery — a big, dramatic jump like we've seen in the past, such as the 1974–75 recession where output returned to its prior path quickly. This is more of a "U"-shaped recovery like the 1981–82 recession. I would like to say it will be a "V," but my profession tends to look for the clouds instead of the sun coming through, which is why we are called the "dismal science." The natural inclination is to err conservatively — not promise a big recovery and then end up with egg on your face.
We still need to work through problems like the housing market, unemployment, and consumer uncertainty. And there are some clouds on the horizon like continuing government spending and the specter of taxation to reduce the federal deficit. But I'm relatively optimistic. It was such a significant economic downturn, shaking our foundations and making banks and consumers apprehensive. As banks open their taps, we'll see new businesses formed that will employ more people, guiding decent employment levels by the middle of the year.
For well-funded companies that weathered the economic storm, the time is ripe for acquisitions. Good companies with a long history of running successful businesses that have solid relations with equity and debt investors should seize this opportunity.
There Is Less to Fear
GDP went positive in the third quarter of 2009, improved in the fourth, and there are expectations of 3% growth or more for the first quarter of this year. To me, this suggests the shape not of a "V" but of a check mark — down really quickly and then back up fairly slowly.

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Province extends health coverage for snowbirds and long-term vacationers
Albertans can now overwinter for an extra month
By: Amy Crofts
| Posted: Wednesday, Dec 18, 2013 06:00 am
Four-and-a-half months of the year Laurie Andrews takes refuge at his second home in Phoenix, Ariz., faraway from the harsh Canadian winter.
He typically flies south Oct. 1 each year, returning to St. Albert for Christmas, and goes back to Phoenix come February.
An extension to health care coverage for snowbirds and longer-term vacationers announced Tuesday means Andrews can potentially prolong his stay south of the border an extra month.
Snowbirds and vacationers can now be out of the country for up to seven months (212 days) out of the year, up from the current six-month (182 day) limit.
The province has made the extension effective immediately, applying to travellers that have already left for the season.
�It�s definitely a lot more convenient,� said Andrews. �If people have the means to be able to travel � it gives you more flexibility. Even if you�re not a snowbird, it still pertains to how many months you are out of the country.�
Retired St. Albert resident Lionel Bergevin recently purchased a property with friends in Arizona�s San Tan Valley. He explained there are a large number of snowbirds in the community, his next-door neighbour there hails from Red Deer.
Although he only spends a couple of weeks at a time in the 48th state per trip, Bergevin said the policy change is positive for both travellers and the economy.
�The merchants in Arizona say that business dies considerably when the snowbirds leave by mid April. The business really takes a downturn,� he noted.
Alberta joins four other provinces that have legislated extended health care coverage for snowbirds and longer-term vacationers. B.C., Ont. and Man. have 212 day health care coverage limits while N.L. permits 240 days.
�This is welcome news for our members who told us they wanted the option to visit other countries for several months at a time, without sacrificing their health care coverage. Extending coverage for an extra month gives travellers more flexibility,� said Michael MacKenzie, Executive Director of the Canadian Snowbird Association.
Increasing the amount of time longer-term vacationers are permitted out of the province allows Alberta residents to remain eligible for health coverage as long as they have not established permanent residence elsewhere.
Lynda Moffat, president of the local chamber of commerce, purchased a home in Chandler, Ariz. five years ago.
Although she has no immediate plans to retire, the potential snowbird looks forward to taking advantage of an extended stay.
�I think it�s a great idea. Why should people be under such pressure?� she remarked. �They�re retired and they�re enjoying their life.�
Albertans who plan to be out of the province for extended periods need to contact Alberta Health (http://www.health.alberta.ca/AHCIP/contact-AHCIP.html) each year before leaving, to ensure their health care coverage remains current.
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Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this evening in support of H.R. 2378, the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act, which is a key part of Democrats' 'Make It In America' initiative to increase American manufacturing and create new American jobs. The legislation passed the House by an overwhelming vote of 348 to 79. Below are the Speaker's remarks.
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I thank you for the recognition and yielding of time from our distinguished Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. I thank him for his leadership in bringing this legislation to the floor. I thank Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania and Mr. Ryan of Ohio for their leadership in this important legislation.
"Mr. Speaker, for so many years, we have watched the China-U.S. trade deficit grow and grow and grow. And today, we are finally doing something about it by recognizing that China's manipulation of the currency represents a subsidy for Chinese exports coming to the United States and elsewhere.
"Many of us have been working on this issue for decades. Twenty years ago, when the issue of China trade was before the floor of the House, the trade deficit was $5 billion a year. The U.S.-China trade deficit was $5 billion a year. We thought that gave us tremendous leverage for them to stop violating our intellectual property, to give us market access, to stop non tariff barriers to our products going into China and the rest. We had other issues with China's proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to Pakistan, with the actions taken at Tiananmen Square, and human rights issues in China and Tibet.
"But strictly on the subject of trade, the imbalance was $5 billion a year, which seemed like an enormous amount of money. We tried through legislation unsuccessfully on the floor--under both Democratic and Republican Presidents. This was not a partisan thing. And because of the opposition of the Administrations, we were not able to pass any legislation that said: 'Halt.' We understand the U.S.-China relationship is an important one in every way--culturally, politically, diplomatically, economically--but we both need to play by the rules. When China came into the WTO, it was projected that they would play by the rules.
"But here we are today, and remember I said the trade deficit was $5 billion a year 20 years ago when we were having this debate then. It is now $5 billion a week. A week! One way that we can address that is to address the issue of China's manipulation of their currency, which, as I mentioned, is a subsidy for their exports.
"We believe that passing this legislation here today will give the President leverage in his conversations with the Chinese about how seriously and closely the American people are watching this situation.
"This part of our 'Make It in America' agenda to stop the erosion of our manufacturing, industrial and technological base--we have to stop that. It's an economic issue. It's a national security issue that we have the manufacturing capacity to protect the American people in every way.
"So this is about America's workers. It's about 'Making It in America' so that our people can make it in America--for the families, for their communities, for our country, for our economy. Especially now when we are talking about all the new green technologies and the rest, which are part of the green, clean energy jobs for the future, and we see what is happening in the trade relationship with China on that score. It is absolutely essential as we prepare for, well we are into that future, as we go farther into that future that we do not have unfair subsidies of Chinese exports into the United States in the important competitive arena of innovation and new green technology.
"So with this bipartisan, again, I commend Representative Tim Murphy, Representative Tim Ryan. Two Tims.
"As part of this part of this bipartisan legislation, we make it clear that if China wants a strong trading relationship with the United States, it must play by the rules. We owe that to American workers. It is our hope that by passing this legislation, the Obama Administration and future Administrations will have greater leverage in its bilateral and multilateral negotiations with the Chinese government.
"We do this because 1 million American jobs could be created if the Chinese government took its thumb off the scale and allowed its currency to respond to market forces.
"The bipartisan Ryan-Murphy Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act marks a positive step in a direction of fairness for our workers, opportunities for our manufacturers, and growth for our economic prosperity.
"I urge our colleagues to vote 'aye' and yield back the balance of my time."


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Updating Your Faculty/Staff Profile
The Faculty/Staff profile system builds the individual Faculty and Staff pages for administrative and academic units on TTU web sites. Profiles are the responsibility of the individual and not the department, so keeping your profile up-to-date is essential. Let's get started.
Every faculty and staff member on the TTU domain can login to TechCMS, our content management system that allows for Web Publishers to maintain their pages.
TechCMS also allows faculty/staff members to update their profiles. These profiles power the individual Faculty and Staff pages for administrative and academic units on TTU web sites. They also provide the data for People Finder, the official staff directory on the web site.
Logging In
To login, click on "Faculty & Staff" in the demographic-specific navigation area at the top of any page. Then click on "TechCMS Login" on the far right.
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- Username - The part of your e-mail address before the "@" sign.
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- Job Title
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- E-mail (prefilled)
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- Resume (pdf or doc only)
- Job Description
- General job description, classes taught, etc.
- Biography(used in Experts Guide)
- Most faculty members use this section to list their education, publications, and other general information that would be helpful to media and other outside sources.
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Pat Skerry sat behind the big desk in his office at Towson University on Wednesday looking way better than I thought he would.
Less than 12 hours earlier, the Tigers had dropped a tough 75-70 decision to James Madison, a team they beat by 26 at Towson Center in January. Predictably, the bus ride back from Harrisonburg, Va., had not exactly been a rolling party.
But Skerry finds it tough to stay gloomy these days, not with the Tigers quietly putting together one of the best turnarounds in recent college basketball history.
Coming off a 1-31season he describes as "like a root canal without the Novocain, " Towson is 14-13 and 9-5 in the Colonial Athletic Association. And while they're not exactly throwing parades on Osler Drive yet, Skerry says the rest of the campus is definitely getting excited about the program.
"We've got a chance to get this thing going," the second-year coach said. "Probably to a lot of people last year, we were an eyesore. And that's not the case anymore, obviously."
Skerry is a sight to behold during Towson's games, working the sidelines with all the calm of a man being attacked by vampire bats.
But whatever he and his coaches are doing seems to be working. The fact is, the Tigers were horrendous last season. Their main problem was simple: they couldn't put the ball in the basket. They averaged 55.1 points per game to rank dead last in the NCAA. They didn't score over 69 points in a single game.
This year they're averaging 68.3 points per game and 73.9 in CAA contests, tops in the league. And they're scored 69 or more points 14 times.
Much of the credit for that goes to Jerrelle Benimon, the 6-foot-8 transfer from Georgetown who leads the country in double-doubles (18) and is third in rebounding (11.4 per game.)
He also leads Towson in scoring (16.6 points per game), rebounds (11.4 per game), blocked shots (55) and assists (70), and is almost a lock to be the CAA Player of the Year.
When you ask Skerry how big a role Benimon has played in the turnaround, he stops in mid-swig from a water bottle and his eyes light up.
"Oh, ridiculous!" Skerry said. "He's really gifted on both ends of the floor. He's tough, he's skilled, he competes, he's talented. He's improved a lot with his leadership skills.
"His only flaw — and I've talked to him about this — is he's a closet perfectionist. He gets frustrated easily if he makes a mistake, and he'll let that affect him. He's made strides with that. If he can wipe that, he's still scratching the surface (of his potential.) He's a guy that can make a living doing this."
And when Benimon throws in a rare clunker for the Tigers, Skerry doesn't exactly take it easy on the big guy.
Here was Skerry to The Baltimore Sun after his star forward was held to 16 points on 5-for-15 shooting and eight boards in the Tigers' 77-67 loss to George Mason in January:
"He let his frustrations get to him. He hurt us on both ends of the floor. You want to be a prime-time guy, you play every night. He was bad. He took bad shots. He was really bad defensively and then he hurt us at the foul line. He has to play better. Sometimes the ball doesn't go in, but there's other things. You can still guard. You still rebound. He took some horrific, horrific shots."
Yep, that was Skerry, holding it all in. And when some of that was repeated back to him yesterday, he offered a sheepish grin, but no apology.
"I like to think I coach him pretty hard," he said of Benimon. "But that's only because I think he can be special. I think you've got to coach your best players the hardest."
Benimon has been the stud for the Tigers, but he's had help from junior swingman Marcus Damas, junior guard Mike Burwell, freshman point guard Jerome Hairston and senior center Bilal Dixon.
"When you get good players," Skerry says with a smile, "it makes you really look like you know what you're doing on the sidelines."


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I currently have a crappy Belkin N150 router...which has been serviceable but with noticeable drops. I have recently started using Directv Cinema Connection to watch the first two seasons of Homeland and have had major issues. Our ISP tests out between 10-16 Mbps on speedtest.net yet when I download an episode my wireless internet basically shuts down while the show is downloading. I have been through Directv and Comcrap (ISP provider) and had no luck other than both saying it is the others fault or the fault of my crappy wireless router.
We just need a serviceable wireless router to run a few laptops, ipods, touchpads (not all at same time) and occasionally download shows via Directv, Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc.
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I wanted to get some input from people on how this would compare to my current router. I'm currently running a Cisco/Linksys E3000 w/Tomato firmware. It seems alright for the most part but I have some network issues from time to time that I'm attributing to my router.
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As you can see, I've got a fairly good demand for a home network. I do newsgroups/torrent stuff in addition to recording HD programming from the tuners constantly. I play games on LIVE and for the most part that all seems to hum along just fine. The issues I seem to have are when I try to stream larger size & higher bitrate MKV files from movies that I download. These files can be anywhere from 5-12gb depending on compression. I will get a stuttering video and have stripped all of my codecs and started fresh with a setup (by Shark007) that works flawlessly for my buddy who has pretty much the same setup (less router) on the same files. I tried going to a gigabit switch for the tuners & PC hoping that it would help with this issue thinking maybe the router was having issues with higher bitrate files handling them via the LAN ports but that didn't seem to change anything.
I also tend to drop wireless connection from time to time and get horribly slow traffic which I attribute to the 2.4GHz band being occupied by all my wireless devices as well as a few networks of my neighbors within range.
I'm kind of tired of third party firmware (ran DD-WRT on a few previous routers) and all the complications that come with flashing/running them and would prefer an out-of-the-box solution and it seems like this router is a pretty solid performer in that respect so I'm thinking about buying this one to test out and then using my other router as a wireless bridge to get better WiFi out to my shop or possibly even selling it on CL.
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That way, we can still get Hardware NAT plus all the goodies of 3rd party firmware.
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I realize my network is plenty sufficient and other than my PC to TV Tuners connection the rest is all 10/100. As I sometimes record several HD programs at once 100 would be insufficient for that leg but the rest is fine on 10/100 since the Xboxes can't connect any faster anyway.
As to the PC, it's a couple year old quad-core processor with 16gb of RAM running Win7 64bit. It doesn't seem to matter if I'm recording no programs or downloading any files or if I'm recording 4 HD programs while downloading larger HD video files ... perceived performance remains about the same. While streaming none of the cores exceeds 20% (highest at 18/19% and the other three will hover around 10%) and the RAM is always below 50% so I'm not thinking the PC is the problem.
Switches: There is a 4 channel gigabit switch I added next to the router (ground level, in the office) to take the tuners and PC off of the router LAN ports to see if that was the issue but it doesn't seem to affect anything so this is why I was thinking it may not be the router but I'm not sure what else it would be. I do have one other switch in the basement that feeds the rest of my home network and it's a D-Link 24 port 10/100 switch. It's been a rock solid unit but maybe it could use a power cycle or something since it's been on for about 7yrs straight. I don't feel like this is my issue either though but at this point I don't know what to suspect other than the router handling traffic.
PC ---- switch ----- router ----- Xbox ------- TV
If you were just going from PC to the tuners, you wouldn't even touch your router since they are all on the same switch. I prefer to keep all my devices on the same network level (if you will). So I have a 24 port gigabit switch that everything plugs into so every situation would look like this:
source ---- switch ----- destination
I realize not everyone can do that. I would try putting your devices as close as you can (network-wise) and see what happens. Another suggestion would be to try a program like TVersity.
Tempted, but I already have two active Netgear WNR3500L, plus a Linksys E2000 (for 5GHz on the main floor), all running Tomato. Also have a MoCA bridge setup for the top floor using an Actiontec MI424WR and a few dumb switches where needed. Oh, and I have an extra WNR3500L just in case...
This TP-Link would have faster routing and be able to do 2.4 and 5GHz with just one box. External antennas would probably give better coverage, but really, my setup is pretty stable like it is.
I think I have a router addition
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Grant, who has started 17 games, ranks second on the team in scoring with seven goals and 15 points. He leads the Dukes in game-winning goals with four.
JMU takes a 9-6-3 record into Friday's CAA semifinals, where the third-seeded Dukes meet second-seeded Northeastern in a 5 p.m. match. Top-seeded and tournament host Drexel plays number four seed Hofstra in the second semifinal at 7:30 p.m. The championship match is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at Drexel.
Northeastern senior forward Don Anding was selected CAA Player of the Year, and Northeastern sophomore defender Simon Cox and Hofstra junior defender Shaun Foster were chosen as the CAA Co-Defensive Players of the Year. Hofstra freshman midfielder Joseph Holland was named the CAA Rookie of the Year. Northeastern's Brian Ainscough and Drexel's Doug Hess were voted CAA Co-Coaches of the Year.
Anding led the conference with 28 points and ranked second in the league in goals (11), assists (6) and game-winning goals (5).
Cox anchored a Huskies' defense that surrendered just 15 goals in 17 matches and recorded seven shutouts. Foster, the first three-time winner of the CAA Defensive Player of the Year award, was the leader of a Hofstra defense that allowed only 21 goals in 19 contests and posted seven shutouts.
Holland was Hofstra's second-leading scorer with six goals and ranked third on the team with 14 points.
Ainscough guided Northeastern to an 11-2-4 overall record and a second-place finish in CAA. Hess led Drexel to a 12-2-3 overall record and first place in the CAA regular-season standings.
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* - All-CAA First Team in 2011, # - All-CAA Second Team in 2011, % - All-CAA Third Team in 2011
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Don Anding, Northeastern, Sr., F, Amity Harbor, N.Y./Chaminade
Olakunle Banjo, Towson%, Jr., F, Upper Marlboro, Md./Largo
Tim Hopkinson, Old Dominion#, Jr., F, Nottingham, England/Rushcliffe School
Taylor Morgan, George Mason%, Sr., F, Southampton, England/Tauntons College
Jamie Dell, UNCW, So., M, Chapel Hill, N.C./Chapel Hill
Chris Harmon, Old Dominion, Sr., M, Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown West
Nathan Page, Drexel, Jr., M, Norwich, England/Norwich
Paul Wyatt, James Madison*, Sr., M, Modbury, England/Ivybridge
Simon Cox, Northeastern, So., D, London, England/London Nautical
Shaun Foster, Hofstra*, Jr., D, Southport, England/Stanley
Bjarki Aðalsteinsson, James Madison, Fr., D, Kopavogur, Iceland/Menntaskolinn i Kopavogi
Oliver Blum, Northeastern, Sr., G, North Yarmouth, Maine/Greely
Second Team
Chris Griebsch, Hofstra%, Jr., F, Dessau-Rosslau, Germany/Jena
Maid Memic, Hofstra, So., F, Kozarac, Bosnia/Voss Gymnas
Timi Mulgrew, George Mason, So., F, Sterling, Va./Great Falls
Joseph Holland, Hofstra, Fr., M, London, England/Lewisham College
Jordan LeBlanc, Old Dominion, Sr., M, Haverford, Pa./The Haverford School
Dante Marini, Northeastern*, Jr., M, Chadds Ford, Pa./Salesanium School
Ken Tribbett, Drexel#, Jr., M, Centennial, Colo./Grandview
Tal Bublil, Drexel, Jr., D, Kfar-Mass, Israel/Makif Yahud
Alex DeJohn, Old Dominion, Sr., D, Marlboro, N.J./Marlboro
Ambry Moss, Northeastern, So., D, Nassau, Bahamas/The Pendleton School
Tobias Muller, Delaware, So., D, Steinfurt, Germany/Bunsen Gymnasium
Tim Washam, Drexel, Sr., G, Warminster, Pa./William Tennent
Third Team
Gideon Asante, Old Dominion*, Jr., F, Sunyani, Ghana/Shattuck-St. Mary's Academy
Fabio Machado, Drexel, So., F, Leominster, Mass./Leominster
William Mellors-Blair, Georgia State, Fr., F, Nottingham, England/Nottingham Bluecoat School
Jonathan Eckford, Northeastern, Jr., M, Bradenton, Fla./Manatee
Alex Herrera, George Mason, Jr., M, Arlington, Va./Yorktown
Jamal Keene, Georgia State%, Jr., M, Atlanta, Ga./Hiram
Christian McLaughlin, James Madison%, Sr., M, Herndon, Va./Herndon
Chris Locandro, Georgia State*, Jr., D, Kennesaw, Ga./The Walker School
Hugh Roberts, George Mason, Jr., D, Olney, Md./Our Lady of Good Counsel
Will Smith, William & Mary#, Jr., D, Avon, Conn./Westminster School
Victor Francoz, Old Dominion#, Sr., G, Fleur Sur Saone, France
All-Rookie Team
Bjarki Aðalsteinsson, James Madison, Fr., D, Kopavogur, Iceland/Menntaskolinn i Kopavogi
Colin Bonner, UNCW, Fr., F, Fulton, Md./Reservoir
Terence Carter, Northeastern, Fr., F, London, England/London Nautical
Ryan Condotta, Old Dominion, Fr., M, Keller, Texas/Keller
Donovan Fayd'Herbe de Maudave, NU, So., F, Johannesburg, South Africa/Barking Abbey
Josh Grant, James Madison, So., F, Plymouth, England/Torpoint College
Ryan Harmouche, George Mason, Fr., F/M, Annandale, Va./Robinson Secondary
Joseph Holland, Hofstra, Fr., M, London, England/Lewisham College
William Mellors-Blair, Georgia State, Fr., F, Nottingham, England/Nottingham Bluecoat School
Felix Petermann, Towson, Fr., G, Berlin, Germany/Flatow-Oberschule
2012 CAA Player of the Year: Don Anding, Northeastern
2012 CAA Co-Defensive Players of the Year: Simon Cox, Northeastern and Shaun Foster, Hofstra
2012 CAA Rookie of the Year: Joseph Holland, Hofstra
2012 CAA Co-Coaches of the Year: Brian Ainscough, Northeastern and Doug Hess, Drexel


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Hello Kitty 'terrorist,' et. al: Is zero tolerance suspensions for kids right?
Zero tolerance suspensions of kids is an overreaction in cases like the kindergarten Hello Kitty 'terrorist' who wanted to "shoot" people with bubbles or 6-year-olds pretending to shoot with their fingers. It's adults crying wolf.
As a parent I have zero tolerance for realistic threats to my child's safety in school. However, I am not convinced that the criminalization of elementary school children and a new form of student shaming by branding kids over their imaginations is where we truly need to be headed right now. I am not getting rid of the Woody doll from Toy Story because it says, "Reach for the sky" when you pull the string either.Skip to next paragraph
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Over the past 19 years I have run a totally toy-gun-free, parentally-guided home where I limited violent video games. However, despite the hair-trigger on the panic button, I am not taking my son Quin, 9, who has Aspergers Syndrome (sadly an alleged part of the profile of the Sandy Hook Elementary School killer) off his favorite video game site that his teachers recommend for high-achievers, called Math Blasters.
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Yup, he's making the world safe for math by "blasting" aliens with his killer calculations. However, I am prepping for the day when he points his invisible math laser at another kid and tells them, "I'm going to subtract you!" and ends up suspended for "terroristic threats."
My concern stems from a string of recent news reports in which children much younger than my son have been suspended and socially branded via schools' zero tolerance gun and weapon policies that are on such a hair-trigger that we are perhaps beginning to do more harm than good by crying wolf and painting kids with the "bad kid" brush when all they really need is a little guidance.
According to The Associated Press, a Pennsylvania kindergartener waiting for the bus told friends she was going to shoot them with a Hello Kitty toy that makes soap bubbles and was suspended for making "terroristic threats."
Meanwhile, in Maryland, the AP also reported, two 6-year-old boys pretended their fingers were guns "during a playground game of cops and robbers, and a 5-year-old boy at an after-school program made a gun out of Legos" and pointed while making realistic shooting sounds, I'm guessing, "BANG! Rata-tata-tat-ta!"
Let's look at this from a point of view where we aren't freaking out every time someone slams a car door in the school parking lot too hard (thinking it's a gunshot) and remind everyone that Hello Kitty bubble puffers don't kill kids, kids with real guns and an actual history of issues kill kids.
The Sandy Hook Elementary shooting in December was not perpetrated by a young child who openly used his imagination, mingled, or had friends to holler "BANG!" at. Adam Lanza was age 20, a young man who had palpable issues, and went back to a school he'd once attended to do harm. Also, I haven't seen any reports on Lanza ever pretending to shoot people with his finger, Legos, or a stuffed toy.
On the other hand, I do approve of the incredibly brave fourth-grade boy in Spokane, Wash. who heard two fifth-grade boys conspiring to kill a little girl in the elementary school, realized they had real weapons, and reported that to a teacher, according to The Spokesman-Review.


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